16-letter words that end in al
- non-experimental — pertaining to, derived from, or founded on experiment: an experimental science.
- non-genealogical — the study of family ancestries and histories.
- non-geographical — of or relating to geography.
- non-hierarchical — of, belonging to, or characteristic of a hierarchy.
- non-instrumental — serving or acting as an instrument or means; useful; helpful.
- non-metaphysical — pertaining to or of the nature of metaphysics.
- nonarchitectural — Not architectural.
- noncontroversial — of, relating to, or characteristic of controversy, or prolonged public dispute, debate, or contention; polemical: a controversial book.
- noninstitutional — Not institutional; not having the usual characteristics of an institution.
- nonphysiological — of or relating to physiology.
- objective pascal — An extension of the PASCAL language which provides the possibility to use object-oriented programming constructs.
- oblique zenithal — a type of map projection in which part of the earth's surface is projected onto a plane tangential to it between the poles and the equator
- occipitotemporal — (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
- oligodendroglial — Of or pertaining to the oligodendroglia.
- operating manual — a leaflet of instructions on how to use something (such as an electrical appliance, etc)
- ophthalmological — Pertaining to ophthalmology.
- organ-pipe coral — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules joined at intervals by transverse plates.
- over-sentimental — expressive of or appealing to sentiment, especially the tender emotions and feelings, as love, pity, or nostalgia: a sentimental song.
- paraprofessional — a person trained to assist a doctor, lawyer, teacher, or other professional, but not licensed to practice in the profession.
- periodic decimal — repeating decimal.
- phantasmagorical — having a fantastic or deceptive appearance, as something in a dream or created by the imagination.
- phenomenological — the study of phenomena.
- physical-capital — tools, machinery, computers, and other equipment that are needed for the production of goods and services: money spent by business firms on physical capital.
- polyvinyl acetal — any of the class of thermoplastic resins derived by the condensation of an aldehyde with polyvinyl alcohol.
- polyvinyl formal — a colorless, water-insoluble, polyvinyl acetal produced from partially hydrolyzed polyvinyl acetate and formaldehyde, used chiefly in the manufacture of lacquers.
- portal-to-portal — noting or pertaining to the time a worker spends from entering the workplace to stepping outside, especially in relation to pay.
- predispositional — the fact or condition of being predisposed: a predisposition to think optimistically.
- proenvironmental — the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu.
- pseudo-political — of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- pseudo-spiritual — of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal.
- pseudohistorical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- pseudoperipteral — having a freestanding colonnade at each end, with engaged columns at the sides.
- psychoanalytical — a systematic structure of theories concerning the relation of conscious and unconscious psychological processes.
- psychobiological — the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
- quadricentennial — of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
- quadrimillennial — Occurring every four thousand years.
- quasi-commercial — of, relating to, or characteristic of commerce.
- quasi-historical — of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
- quasi-managerial — pertaining to management or a manager: managerial functions; the managerial class of society.
- quatercentennial — pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years.
- radiosymmetrical — radially symmetrical.
- rare-earth metal — any of a group of closely related metallic elements, comprising the lanthanides, scandium, and yttrium, that are chemically similar by virtue of having the same number of valence electrons.
- reading material — any matter that can be read; written or printed text
- real-time pascal — (language) A later name for Pascal-80 by RC International, Denmark.
- receiver general — a public official in charge of the government's treasury.
- redistributional — a distribution performed again or anew.
- representational — of or relating to representation.
- riemann integral — integral (def 8a).
- seal of approval — royal stamp of endorsement
- self-referential — If you describe something such as a book or film as self-referential, you mean that it is concerned with things such as its own composition or with other similar books or films.